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Maria Manuela Coelho

Maria Manuela Coelho

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
4715
World Ranking
6470
National Ranking
52

Overview

Maria Manuela Coelho is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Genetics as well as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Recent publications by Maria Manuela Coelho include the following papers:

  • Signature of adaptive evolution in olfactory receptor genes in Cory's Shearwater supports molecular basis for smell in procellariiform seabirds, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Adaptation and convergence in circadian-related genes in Iberian freshwater fish, 2021, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Genomic data and multi-species demographic modelling uncover past hybridization between currently allopatric freshwater species, 2021, Heredity
  • First records of the Vettonian spined loach Cobitis vettonica in Portugal with update on its Iberian distribution, 2020, Fishes in Mediterranean Environments

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Vítor C. Sousa
  • Mónica C. Silva
  • Marcus C. Chibucos
  • James B. Munro
  • S. J. Daugherty

The scientist's work has appeared in a range of publication venues such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Heredity
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Fishes in Mediterranean Environments

Best Publications

  • Evolution in action through hybridisation and polyploidy in an Iberian freshwater fish: a genetic review.

    M.J. Alves;M.M. Coelho;M.J. Collares-Pereira

  • Seasonal changes in fish community structure of intermittent streams in the middle reaches of the Guadiana basin, Portugal

    A. M. Pires;I. G. Cowx;M. M. Coelho

  • Phylogenetic relationships within genus Leuciscus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) in Portuguese fresh waters, based on mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b sequences.

    R M Brito;J Briolay;N Galtier;Y Bouvet

  • Benthic macroinvertebrate communities of intermittent streams in the middle reaches of the Guadiana Basin (Portugal)

    A. M. Pires;I. G. Cowx;M. M. Coelho

  • Phylogenetic structure of Zacco platypus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) populations on the upper and middle Chang Jiang (=Yangtze) drainage inferred from cytochrome b sequences

    A Perdices;C Cunha;M.M Coelho

  • Dosage compensation by gene-copy silencing in a triploid hybrid fish.

    Irene Pala;Irene Pala;Maria Manuela Coelho;Manfred Schartl

  • Conservation of Freshwater Fishes: Options for the Future

    M. J. Collares-Pereira;I. G. Cowx;M. M. Coelho

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Eurasian and American cyprinids using cytochrome b sequences

    C. Cunha;N. Mesquita;T. E. Dowling;A. Gilles

  • Seascape genetics of a globally distributed, highly mobile marine mammal: the short-beaked common dolphin (genus Delphinus).

    Ana R. Amaral;Ana R. Amaral;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Kerstin Bilgmann;Dmitri Boutov

  • Microsatellite analysis of genetic population structure of the endangered cyprinid Anaecypris hispanica in Portugal: implications for conservation

    Patrícia Salgueiro;G. Carvalho;M.J. Collares-Pereira;M.M. Coelho

  • Introgressive hybridization between two Iberian endemic cyprinid fish: a comparison between two independent hybrid zones

    M. A. Aboim;J. Mavárez;J. Mavárez;L. Bernatchez;M. M. Coelho

  • Diversity in the Reproductive Modes of Females of the Rutilus alburnoides Complex (Teleostei, Cyprinidae): A Way to Avoid the Genetic Constraints of Uniparentalism

    MJ Alves;MM Coelho;MJ Collares-Pereira

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation in the highly endangered cyprinid fish Anaecypris hispanica: importance for conservation

    M J Alves;H Coelho;M J Collares-Pereira;M M Coelho

  • Hybrid Speciation in a Marine Mammal: The Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene)

    Ana R. Amaral;Ana R. Amaral;Gretchen Lovewell;Maria M. Coelho;George Amato

  • Mitochondrial diversity of Opsariichthys bidens (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in three Chinese drainages.

    A. Perdices;D. Sayanda;M.M. Coelho

  • Production of fertile unreduced sperm by hybrid males of the Rutilus alburnoides complex (Teleostei, cyprinidae). An alternative route to genome tetraploidization in unisexuals

    M J Alves;M M Coelho;M I Próspero;M J Collares-Pereira

  • Phylogeography of the cyprinid Squalius aradensis and implications for conservation of the endemic freshwater fauna of southern Portugal

    N. Mesquita;B. Hänfling;G. R. Carvalho;M. M. Coelho

  • River basin-related genetic structuring in an endangered fish species, Chondrostoma lusitanicum, based on mtDNA sequencing and RFLP analysis.

    Natacha Mesquita;Gary Carvalho;Paul Shaw;Eduardo Crespo

  • Phylogeographical insights into the origins of the Squalius alburnoides complex via multiple hybridization events.

    C. Cunha;M. M. Coelho;J. A. Carmona;I. Doadrio

  • Contrasting views over a hybrid complex: Between speciation and evolutionary "dead-end".

    Irene Pala;Maria Manuela Coelho

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation and population structure of the island endemic Azorean bat ( Nyctalus azoreum)

    P. Salgueiro;M. M. Coelho;J. M. Palmeirim;M. Ruedi

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Schartl
Manfred Schartl University of Würzburg
Vitor C. Sousa
Vitor C. Sousa University of Lisbon
Ian G. Cowx
Ian G. Cowx University of Hull
Ignacio Doadrio
Ignacio Doadrio Spanish National Research Council
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Jorge M. Palmeirim
Jorge M. Palmeirim University of Lisbon
Thomas E. Dowling
Thomas E. Dowling Wayne State University
Lounès Chikhi
Lounès Chikhi Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Luciana M. Möller
Luciana M. Möller Flinders University
Gary R. Carvalho
Gary R. Carvalho Bangor University

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